# Liquidation.com Auction Scraper (`spry_frame/liquidation-com-scraper`) Actor

Scrape auction listings from Liquidation.com — search by keyword, category, condition & location. Extracts lot title, current bid, est. retail value, seller, item count, closing date & more. Residential proxies required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/spry\_frame/liquidation-com-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [COSENT GROUP](https://apify.com/spry_frame) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $15.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Liquidation.com Auction Scraper

Extract auction listings from [Liquidation.com](https://www.liquidation.com) — the largest US B2B marketplace for surplus, returned, and salvage inventory. Search by keyword, category, condition, and location. Outputs structured data for every lot including bid price, estimated retail value, item count, seller, closing date, and more.

### What you get

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `lotId` | Unique lot identifier |
| `title` | Lot title describing the items |
| `category` | Product category (Electronics, Apparel, Tools, etc.) |
| `seller` | Seller username |
| `condition` | New, Returns, Shelf Pulls, Salvage, etc. |
| `lotSize` | Pallet, Truckload, Package, or Large Item |
| `itemCount` | Number of individual items in the lot |
| `currentBid` | Highest bid so far ($) |
| `estRetail` | Estimated retail value of all items ($) |
| `msrp` | Manufacturer suggested retail price from listing |
| `bidCount` | Number of bids placed |
| `watchers` | Number of users watching this lot |
| `views` | Number of times the lot has been viewed |
| `closingDate` | Auction closing date and time |
| `location` | US state where the lot is located |
| `imageUrl` | Primary lot photo URL |
| `detailUrl` | Link to the full lot detail page |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO 8601 timestamp |

### Input

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `searchTerms` | Array of strings | Keywords to search (e.g. `["electronics", "tools"]`) |
| `categories` | Array of strings | Category codes to browse |
| `conditions` | Array of strings | Filter by condition (e.g. `["Returns", "New"]`) |
| `locations` | Array of strings | Filter by US state code (e.g. `["TX", "CA"]`) |
| `startUrls` | Array of URLs | Paste specific search result URLs directly |
| `maxItems` | Integer | Maximum listings to collect (0 = no limit) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | Proxy settings — **residential proxies required** |

You can combine `searchTerms`, `categories`, `conditions`, and `locations` — the actor generates all combinations automatically.

### Example input

```json
{
  "searchTerms": ["electronics", "tools"],
  "conditions": ["Returns"],
  "locations": ["TX", "FL"],
  "maxItems": 200,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}
```

### Tips

- **Residential proxies are required.** The site uses Akamai Bot Manager, which blocks datacenter IPs.
- Each browser session reliably scrapes ~6 pages (~168 listings). For larger runs, use `maxItems` to control cost.
- Combine `searchTerms` with `conditions: ["Returns"]` to find liquidation deals with high retail-to-bid ratios.
- Use `estRetail` and `currentBid` to calculate discount percentages programmatically.
- Lots close continuously — run the actor daily to catch new listings before they end.

### Use cases

- **Resellers** — Find pallets and truckloads to flip on eBay, Amazon, or Facebook Marketplace
- **Arbitrage** — Compare `currentBid` vs `estRetail` to identify high-margin lots
- **Market research** — Track which categories and sellers have the most active bidding
- **Price monitoring** — Monitor closing prices for specific product categories over time

### Pricing

This actor charges **$0.002 per result** (Pay-Per-Result). A run collecting 168 listings costs ~$0.34. No monthly fee — you only pay for what you scrape.

### Legal

This actor collects publicly available auction listing data from Liquidation.com for research and business intelligence purposes. Always review the site's Terms of Service before use.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search for on Liquidation.com. Example: \["electronics", "tools"]

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Filter by category. Example: \["Electronics", "Apparel", "Home & Garden"]

## `conditions` (type: `array`):

Filter by condition. Options: New, Salvage, Returns, Shelf Pulls, Scratch and Dent, Refurbished, Used

## `locations` (type: `array`):

Filter by US state code. Example: \["IL", "TX", "CA"]

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Paste Liquidation.com search URLs directly from your browser.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many listings. Set to 0 for unlimited.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. Residential proxies recommended.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "electronics"
  ],
  "categories": [],
  "conditions": [],
  "locations": [],
  "startUrls": [],
  "maxItems": 0,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `source` (type: `string`):

Always Liquidation.com

## `lotId` (type: `string`):

Unique lot identifier.

## `title` (type: `string`):

Lot title describing the items.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Product category (Electronics, Apparel, etc.)

## `seller` (type: `string`):

Seller username.

## `condition` (type: `string`):

Item condition: New, Salvage, Returns, Shelf Pulls, etc.

## `lotSize` (type: `string`):

Pallet, Truckload, Package, or Large Item.

## `itemCount` (type: `string`):

Number of individual items in the lot.

## `currentBid` (type: `string`):

Highest bid so far.

## `estRetail` (type: `string`):

Estimated retail value of all items.

## `msrp` (type: `string`):

Manufacturer suggested retail price from listing title.

## `bidCount` (type: `string`):

Number of bids placed.

## `watchers` (type: `string`):

Number of users watching this lot.

## `views` (type: `string`):

Number of times the lot has been viewed.

## `closingDate` (type: `string`):

Auction closing date and time.

## `location` (type: `string`):

US state where the lot is located.

## `imageUrl` (type: `string`):

Primary lot photo URL.

## `detailUrl` (type: `string`):

Link to the full lot detail page.

## `scrapedAt` (type: `string`):

ISO 8601 timestamp.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "electronics"
    ],
    "categories": [],
    "conditions": [],
    "locations": [],
    "startUrls": [],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("spry_frame/liquidation-com-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchTerms": ["electronics"],
    "categories": [],
    "conditions": [],
    "locations": [],
    "startUrls": [],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("spry_frame/liquidation-com-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "electronics"
  ],
  "categories": [],
  "conditions": [],
  "locations": [],
  "startUrls": [],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call spry_frame/liquidation-com-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=spry_frame/liquidation-com-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/HD2p7QoJ8Lo47QEdP/builds/igdeFDyMIkRMW5bry/openapi.json